Manchester United legend

Chapter 223 Jost's own goal

In the second round of the match between Manchester United and Real Madrid, the attacking rhythm of the two teams was very fast, and Manchester United could not keep up with the rhythm. Of course, Real Madrid did not have a good time.

Strictly speaking, they themselves know that it is extremely difficult to cope.Almost every strong collision of the opponents made the Real Madrid players cry. Jost was like a human tank. Redondo and Savio were not enough to collide together. Campo and Salgado were even more frightened by Giggs' ghostly speed and change of direction. Raul and Morientes in the frontcourt were closely watched by a pair of Manchester United central defenders.

In this way, the game developed in high-speed confrontation and tough clamping.United were unable to finely pass the ball into the opponent's penalty area to create scoring opportunities, and Real Madrid had two opportunities to pass into the United penalty area through coordinated passes, but neither Stam nor Borg gave them the space to turn and shoot.Both sides are in a state of waiting for a critical point of an outbreak opportunity.

In the 9th minute, the Real Madrid players intercepted the football in Manchester United's backcourt and counterattacked on the spot. They played 2-1 on the edge of the penalty area and tried to get into the hinterland.

In the 13th minute, Real Madrid launched an offensive with a long pass from the left. Gary Neville sloppily took the lead. Carlos dribbled the ball all the way into the penalty area without any resistance.Fortunately, he didn't have the power and the angle was not good. Van der Gut fell to the ground and caught the ball, which made the Manchester United fans a false alarm.

There are two reasons why Manchester United fell into a passive situation. One is Carlos' strength when he faced Gary Neville, and the other is that Irving is old and Scholes, the midfielder on his side, lacks defensive and sweeping capabilities. These two points are firmly grasped by the wily Bosque.

Manchester United's advantage is that Ryan Giggs can easily break through Salgado, and even Campo has an advantage in defense, while the combination of Yorke and Giggs can completely blow up the opponent's right, which will force Real Madrid's McManaman and Elguera to sideways to this side.

In addition, although Beckham is also struggling to face Carlos in one-on-one, his advantage lies in his precise long passes and free kicks, and he does not need too much personal confrontation.

As for Manchester United's biggest advantage, it is still in Keane's link.There is no player in the opponent's team who has the attributes to fully confront Jost, which also makes Jost's raid in the midfield area extremely threatening. Most of Manchester United's on-the-spot attacks come from Jost's effective interception and steals.

The situation on the field quickly proved the ability of the two teams to grasp the game: Carlos made a quick attack on Gary Neville and Beckham. His super fast speed even forced Gary Neville to pass back to the goalkeeper in a panic in the 15th minute. The front edge, but Yorke and Cole both intend to move closer to Giggs and support Giggs.Manchester United's offensive firepower from the left was fierce. Giggs' crosses were extremely threatening twice. The Manchester United striker grabbed the first point both times and made a shot immediately.

The game progressed at a fast pace until the 20th minute, and the situation on the field changed suddenly.

Previously, Manchester United's attack on the left was cleared by Real Madrid, and then Real Madrid launched a counterattack.

After switching positions, Savio and Raul moved to the left to take the ball and seek a breakthrough on the left.

Manchester United quickly returned to the defense, but the defensive formation has become a little chaotic: Jost returned to this side to face Savio at this time, and he and Gary Neville were ready for battle.

But Giggs was still retreating in the middle, and did not return to his left area.

Savio sent the ball down the middle, and Giggs, who was back in his own half, stretched out his foot and almost intercepted the ball, but missed it in the end.

After McManaman got the ball, he dribbled the ball head-on and rushed towards the Manchester United penalty area. When he crossed from the top of the penalty area, he was directly tackled by Scholes who returned to the defense.

Referee Collina let the game go on in favor of the offense and McManaman put the ball at the feet of Moreentes before being tackled.Morientes did not advance aggressively in the face of Stam's defense, but dialed the ball to Salgado who was in an empty position behind him.

Along the line of the penalty area, insert the upper and lower bottoms. At this time, Manchester United's left-back Irwin recovered to the penalty area, leaving a lot of space for him.

Erwin retreated in small steps all the way, staring at Salgado, preventing him from continuing to break through.But Salgado chose to cross from the bottom.

It was originally a non-threatening cross, the ball was very slow, the line was from the baseline across the penalty area, the height of the ball was also very low, it was basically a ground ball, and it rolled directly into the United goal from the left.

Real Madrid's only striker, Raúl, ran to the back. In front of him was the vigilant Borg, and the goalkeeper van der Gou was already in position to receive the ball.At this time, Jost, who was actively returning to defense, ran in front of Van der Gou, slid and shoveled the ball in the small penalty area, trying to shovel the ball out of the baseline to make a clearance.

At this time, it was too late for Van der Gooed to remind, or Jost did not hear or ignore his reminder, but it was too late. Jost's tackle on the ground changed the direction of the ball and rushed into his own goal!

In fact, if Jost was not so active, Van der Gould would almost certainly be able to easily block the ball and resolve the opponent's attack easily.

Football made a joke with Manchester United. Ferguson always said that the greatest achievement of Manchester United that season was "renewing the contract with the most critical player Jost." But it was the most trustworthy Jost who made the most fatal mistakes in the most critical games.

Jost lay on the ground with embarrassment and pain, his eyes were on the sky above Old Trafford.

There seemed to be a huge beast hidden in the dark sky, staring at him indifferently.

The sudden dead silence at Old Trafford was like a huge vortex in the storm of fate, swallowing him all at once.

It was the 20th minute of the first half, and Manchester United fell behind 0-1-the situation began to become serious, and Manchester United now needed to reverse their opponents to qualify.

Despite the blow, Manchester United players and fans are not desperate. 0 to 1 is not a fatal score, there is still a lot of time, and Manchester United has always dominated the Premier League and Europe with a reversal!
Even if we no longer emphasize the magic of the 1999 Champions League final, looking at Manchester United after Ferguson coached, they have always won by reversal. The Red Devils have this super ability to fight back against adversity.Manchester United conceded first?

Red Devils fans would reasonably assume that they will come back and reverse their opponents.

Just this season, Manchester United conceded a goal first, but finally equalized and reversed the game: twice against Arsenal, twice against Wimbledon, and Southampton, Marseille, Everton, Sunderland, Liverpool, West Ham, Fiorentina, Bordeaux, Middlesbrough and Watford, etc. A total of 14 games-this is a statistic that tops Europe.

"Manchester United can always thrive in adversity", and the Red Devils will always come from behind. This is not only a kind of refusal to admit defeat, but also a kind of strong self-confidence, which is the confidence of countless Red Devils fans.

(End of this chapter)